Mason Doktor reports that Jones Eye Clinic and CJ Elmwood Partners, L.P., an affiliated surgery center, experienced a ransomware attack on the evening of August 22. The attack affected 40,000 patients seen between Jan. 1, 2003 and Aug. 23. The providers were able to restore from backup and did not pay any ransom. Their full notice…
Category: Malware
Burned malware returns, says Cylance report: Is Hacking Team responsible?
J. M. Porup reports: Burning malware is like Hercules fighting the nine-headed Hydra. For every head he cuts off, two more grow back in its place. That’s the lesson from a new report by Cylance today, and one both enterprise network defenders—and the public at large—should pay attention to. Cyber mercenaries sell malware to oppressive…
National Ambulatory Hernia Institute notifies almost 16,000 patients of Gamma ransomware attack
On October 5, HHS received a HIPAA breach notification from the National Ambulatory Hernia Institute in California. According to the notification, the incident affected 15,974 patients. A notice prominently displayed on NAHI’s site explains that there was a ransomware incident on September 13. URGENT NOTICE – DATA BREACH SUSPECTED URGENT NOTICE: Our office has experienced a…
Indiana National Guard reports ransomware attack to server
WISH-TV reports: The Indiana National Guard revealed Thursday that a state, nonmilitary server with identifying information of its personnel was the subject of a ransomware attack. The Guard said in a news release from Master Sgt. Jeff Lowry: “As a result of this action we are in the process of notifying personnel that may be affected,…
CT: City pays USD 2,000 in computer ransomware attack
AP reports: A Connecticut city has paid USD 2,000 to restore access to its computer system after a ransomware attack. West Haven officials said Thursday they paid the money to anonymous attackers through the digital currency bitcoin to unlock 23 servers and restore access to city data. Read more on Deccan Chronicle.
Hackers hit Onslow County utility with ransomware attack
WNCT reports: The Onslow Water and Sewer Authority‘s internal computer system, including servers and personal computers, was hit by a ransomware attack Saturday. […] ONWASA began experiencing persistent virus attacks from a polymorphic malware known as EMOTET on October 4…….. At what ONWASA officials said may have been a timed event, the malware launched a…